Andy Murray may be absent this year with injury but Britain's two big hopes began their Wimbledon campaigns on Tuesday.
World number one Rafael Nadal, three-time winner Novak Djokovic, 2004 champion Maria Sharapova and defending champion Garbine Muguruza were also in action, as were six other Britons, on a day when World Cup fever hit SW19.
Here are five things from Wimbledon today...
Can Edmund and Konta handle home pressure?
When two-time champion Murray pulled out on the eve of the tournament because of a hip injury, hopes of a home winner fell on the shoulders of British number ones Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta.